Sylva News

CULLOWHEE, N.C. A junior defensive back at Western Carolina has died after participating in a voluntary offseason workout.

Wednesday evening's voluntary workouts for Western Carolina's first-year football players weren't strenuous, according to athletic director Chip Smith.

Sylva's mayor for the past 17 years, Brenda Oliver, has announced that she will not run for re-election this fall.

Last year Jackson County saw five of its primary care physicians leave their practices.

Mass transit is set to get a boost in Western North Carolina thanks to some economic stimulus money targeted for park and ride and carpooling lots.

In the game of musical chairs stemming from the library moving out of its current digs on Sylva's Main Street, "rear ends" may be landing in unexpected places.

No bond. * Steven Eugene Rich, 44, 145 Lick Log Road, Sylva, was charged June 21 with misdemeanor driving while impaired and misdemeanor driving while license revoked.

What's up for election across WNC? SMN Towns across Western North Carolina will hold elections for town board and mayor this fall.

The race for the Sylva town board this fall could once again gauge the extent of shifting demographics of the town.

As Jackson County leaders continue their fight against Duke Energy, an unassuming local lawyer that few have heard of has appeared as the county's heavy-hitter against the politically powerful and uber-wealthy Fortune 500 utility.

In Germany, the purity law, Reinheitsgebot , declares that beer can be made only with water, barley and hops.

The Folkmoot 5K Run/Walk & Kid's Fun Run announces improvements to this year's race, which will be held July 18 at the Folkmoot Friendship Center.

Ten dollars a minute. That's how much federal Judge Lacy Thornburg politely orders attorneys tardy to his courtroom to pay the court clerk after listening to their apologetic explanations for why they are late.

James Roy Moody graduated from Appalachian State University in 1953, becoming the first in his family to achieve that degree.

Four of the seven guys followed in the film are UNC graduates. The nine day road trip happened last July and was kicked off in Sylva, North Carolina and wrapped in Asheville.

The beer business has exploded on the scene in Western North Carolina in the past several years, with Asheville alone now home to seven craft breweries.

The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce has created Outdoor Movie Night, a monthly showing of modern classics this summer that is sure to fit any budget.

Sylva attorney Danya Vanhook has been tapped by N.C. Gov. Beverly Perdue to serve as a district judge in the 30th Judicial District.

Even as Murphy football coach David Gentry nears the Western North Carolina record for career wins, he belongs to a growing group of statewide educators awaiting word on their job status.

Bond was set at $500. * David Dale Haynes, 45, 700 Campbell Creek Road, Maggie Valley, was charged May 29 with being a habitual felon.